Sūtra 6·4·9
वा षपूर्वस्य निगमे
vā ṣapūrvasya nigame
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The lengthening of the penultimate vowel of a stem ending in n, before the affixes of the strong-case, is optional in the Veda, when ṣ precedes such a vowel.
German Geht dem Vocal ein ṣ voran, so ist im Veda die Verlängerung nicht nothwendig. (9)
Padapāṭha vā ṣapūrvasya nigameवा षपूर्वस्य निगमे